Pun intended?I was skunked this afternoon and evening.
I remember hunting Fox Lake in Athens county in 2010 and at the top of the hill above the beaver pond the oaks were dropping acorns as big around as a quarter….biggest I’ve ever seen. And they were so thick that is was like walking on marbles….I actually slipped a few times and almost went down a couple times. Never in my life have I seen acorns that heavy before or after that day.Scouted for a few hours. Found a good amount of fresh buck sign but it didn’t set up right for the wind today. Also found some serious acorns, gotta be state records lol. I ended up going to a section that I’ve had reasonable luck in the past, levi went across the street. He bumped a mature buck on the way in and had a doe under him before he pulled his bow up. I ended up rattling in a 4 point and watched him work a scrape and make a couple rubs. I left my sticks and platform in the tree so I’ll give it another go there in the am. Settled in to cabin number 1 of the week, eating spam, hot pickled garlic and some lattes View attachment 186954View attachment 186955View attachment 186953
Hopefully he moves deer your way….Feels like deer killing weather this morning! I'm out, as is my buddy. I'm on our N ridge overlooking my favorite scrape on an oak flat between bedding areas. He's in the corner pocket. I can hear a neighbor rattling right where I expected deer to come/go, so that's already cramping my style.